Changing the norm; making agriculture “cool” for young people
Monday, 31 July 2017
Farmers are ageing but who will take their place when they retire? Although the ageing demographic structure of farmers offers an opportunity for young people who are unemployed, only a few are willing to take up a profession in farming. The challenge to attract the youth to the agriculture sector has been exacerbated by the
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Ghanaian artiste calls on youth to embrace careers in cocoa
Tuesday, 18 July 2017
In a recent tour among cocoa-growing communities of Ghana, MASO brand ambassador and dancehall artist, Stonebwoy, encouraged young people in the Volta region to consider choosing careers in the cocoa sector. As a brand ambassador, Stonebwoy (Livingstone Etse Satekla) is supporting the overall objective of the MASO (The Next Generation Cocoa) Programme for creating career
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StoneBwoy champions cocoa farming with his music
Thursday, 13 July 2017
Dancehall artiste Livingstone Etse Satekla known in music circles as StoneBwoy has been using music to preach cocoa farming to youth in the country especially in the cocoa growing areas. The musician has been touring parts of the Volta region as an ambassador of MASO programme that aims at empowering the youth of the country
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Embrace MASO Cocoa Project – Stonebwoy tells Volta youth
Thursday, 13 July 2017
Ghanaian Dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy, has urged the youth in the Volta Region of Ghana to embrace the MASO Cocoa Project at an outreach programme yesterday, July 7. MASO, literally meaning ‘lift up’ in the Akan language, forms part of the Youth Forward Initiative, led by Solidaridad, in partnership with Mastercard Foundation, Overseas Development Institute, NCBA-CLUSA,
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